Saudi FM warns patience with Iranian aggression "not unlimited"

Saudi Arabia reiterated that its immediate priority in the ongoing Iran conflict is to halt attacks targeting Gulf countries with Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stressing that the Kingdom is focused on protecting regional stability Al Jazeera reported However the country still reserves the right to take military action against Iran if provokedSpeaking to reporters after a meeting of foreign ministers in Riyadh the Saudi foreign minister said What I care about now is that the attacks on my country and on my neighbouring countries that are not involved in this conflict end Thats all Im interested inHe added that Riyadh would use all available means to stop the attacks We are going to use every lever we have political economic diplomatic to get these attacks to stop he said as per Al JazeeraAt the same time Saudi Arabia warned that it reserves the right to respond militarily if necessary Prince Faisal said Iran doesnt believe in talking to its neighbours but instead it tries to pressure its neighbours adding that such tactics would fail Al Jazeera reportedThe Kingdom is not going to succumb to pressure and on the contrary this pressure will backfire politically will backfire I believe morally and certainly as we have stated clearly we reserve the right to take military actions if necessary he saidAccording to Al Jazeera the foreign minister also said that trust in Iran has been severely damaged Irans attacks on neighbouring countries were premeditated and what we are witnessing now confirms this he said adding What little trust there was has been completely shatteredHe expressed hope that Tehran would reassess its actions I would hope that they understand the message of the meeting today recalculate quickly and stop attacking their neighboursAs per Al Jazeera Prince Faisal further accused Iran of targeting civilian infrastructure dismissing its justification that the strikes were linked to the presence of US military bases as unconvincing He warned that continued attacks would deepen Irans isolation and stressed that threats to freedom of navigation require a collective responseHe also noted that foreign ministers meeting in Riyadh agreed that Iran must immediately halt support for its proxy groups Al Jazeera reportedAccording to Al Jazeera Saud reiterated his earlier point that his country reserves the right to respond to Iranian attacksDescribing the attack as coercive he said Irans strike on Saudi energy facilities was a blatant attempt at blackmailAs per Al Jazeera Saudi Arabia earlier said it intercepted and destroyed four ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh ahead of the highlevel meetingReferring to recent developments the Saudi minister said Irans actions included strikes on energy infrastructure For me it was clear that the attack today was timed with this meeting in order to attempt to intimidate those present to send out the message that Iran will not stop he saidAll I can say is we were not intimidated We were not in any way convinced that Iran can be a legitimate partner when it behaves this way he addedWhat little trust there was has been completely shattered he further saidPrince Faisal also confirmed that two refineries in Riyadh were attacked warning that such actions reflect misjudgements by Iran that would not yield any gains Al Jazeera reportedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever